Bill Chen has been among the shorter stacks for a while but he just picked up a little bit of steam. Chen raised under the gun and Mikail Tulchinskiy called from the big blind. The flop came down and Tulchinksiy check-called a bet.
The turn brought out the and both players checked. On the river the popped up and the action was checked again. Chen showed and took down this pot.
From middle position Paul Mannoni raised and Greg Debora called from the big blind. The flop came down and Debora checked, Mannoni bet, Debora check-raised and Mannoni three-bet. Debora made the call and on the turn the hit. Debora checked to Mannoni who bet, and the Canadian chip leader folded.
On the next hand Mannoni raised from the hijack and Brian Tate called from the big blind. The flop came down and Tate check-raised Mannoni's bet. Mannoni put in another bet and Tate made the call.
The turn was the and Tate checked to Mannoni who bet, Tate check-raised again and Mannoni three-bet again! Tate opted to make the call and check-called on the river as well. Mannoni showed for a flopped flush and he took down this pot.
David Olson raised from the small blind and Jan Sjavik called from the big blind. The flop came down and Olson checked, Sjavik raised and Olson called.
The turn was the and both players checked. On the river the hit and both players checked again. Olson showed and he raked in this pot.
From middle position Gabriel Nassif raised, Robert Como reraised all in for 24,000 from the button and David Olson called from the big blind. The flop came down and Olson check-called a bet from Nassif.
The turn was the and both players checked. The board completed on the river with the and Olson lead out, Nassif tanked and eventually called.
Olson had for three of a kind, Como showed and Nassif mucked. Como was knocked out, Nassif was knocked down and nine players remain.
On the second hand of play Greg Debora raised from the button and Brian Tate called from the big blind. The flop came down and Tate check-called a bet.
The turn was the and Tate check-called again. On the river the popped up and Tate checked, Debora bet and Tate called. Debora showed and that was enough to take the second pot down as well.